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Dallas ISD will offer free pre-K to all students starting next school year
DALLAS | dallas isd | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | North Texas | pre-K | pre-kindergarten | public education | school | students
It’s official: These 5 DFW cities are some of the safest in Texas
| February 18, 2026
Colleyville | CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas-are cities | DFW | DFW-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | Melissa | Murphy | Parker | SAFETY | Trophy Club
5 Dallas-area cities topped a list of safest places to live in Texas. Here’s what you need to know. Living in the Dallas suburbs comes with a variety of perks. You’re close to restaurants, coffee shops, stores, music venues, museums, and sport stadiums, and you also get to experience a peaceful, slower pace of life away from […]
‘ I want to return respect to the profession’: Why this educator is running for the Texas SBOE
| February 18, 2026
Texas voters have a large say in shaping public education this year, as eight out of 15 State Board of Education districts will be on the ballot March 3.
Hutchins warehouse owner won’t sell or lease to ICE
| February 17, 2026
The owner of a warehouse in Hutchins, located south of downtown Dallas, won't sell the building to the Department of Homeland Security for it to become a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.
Ken Paxton sues Dallas over lack of police funding
| February 17, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas over alleged insufficient funding of the police department, which violates a proposition voters passed in November 2024.
Greg Abbott threatens student protesters
| February 13, 2026
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath are threatening schools across Texas that allow students to protest during class hours with state takeovers—prompting concerns over free speech.
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Dallas pastor says he’ll bring moral authority back to Washington DC
| February 13, 2026
Watch Rev. Frederick Haynes, who is running to fill US Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s empty Congressional District 30 seat in Dallas on March 3, share why he is running for Congress during a Black Men Vote event in Plano on Tuesday night.
‘The only thing more powerful than hate is love’: James Talarico quotes Bad Bunny on campaign stop
| February 13, 2026
State Rep. James Talarico, who is running for US Senate in Texas, discussed the extreme division happening in the US by referencing a message from Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show during a campaign stop at the University of North Texas on Tuesday.
ICE will play a ‘key part’ in DFW World Cup games, official says
| February 13, 2026
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be deployed in cities that are hosting World Cup matches this summer, which include Dallas-Fort Worth.
Texas lawmakers push for transparency on water consumption by AI facilities and data centers
| February 12, 2026
Lawmakers say the data will help guide long‑term planning as Texas faces rising demand from major cities, agriculture, and industry.
How the fight for public education secured Democrats a Tarrant County Senate seat
| February 10, 2026
2026 elections | Democrats | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | elections | Local Elections/Officials | Republicans | TEXAS SENATE | voting
Republican Leigh Wambsganss lost a runoff election in Senate District 9—considered a deep-red district in Tarrant County—to Democrat Taylor Rehmet on Jan. 31.
Hundreds at Blanson CTE High School stage anti‑ICE walkout
| February 6, 2026
Hundreds of students at Blanson CTE High School walked out today, taking a stand against ICE in a peaceful on‑campus demonstration.
Jasmine Crockett: ‘We are slipping further into a full on dictatorship’
| February 6, 2026
2026 elections | DFW | EXCO-Player | IMMIGRATION | Jasmine Crockett | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | US SENATE
Watch US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) demand justice for the brothers of Renee Good—who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agency in Minneapolis last month—during a meeting held Tuesday by Congressional Democrats that examined violence recently inflicted by ICE.